Corporate Influence vs Ethereum’s Ethos

[lingriiddd]

Carrone pointed to Paradigm’s incubation of Tempo, a payments-focused Layer-1 built with Stripe, as a stark contrast to Ethereum’s open-source values. With Stripe essentially controlling Tempo, Carrone warned that allowing venture-backed funds to gain deep technical influence risks shifting priorities away from community-driven development and toward corporate profit.

[Nahid10]

Concerns about Paradigm’s market dominance reflect broader worries about institutional overreach in crypto.

[EmTeam]

Balancing decentralization with enterprise adoption remains key to preserving Ethereum’s core values.